Genesis 6:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the LORDיְהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
said,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"My Spiritרוּחִ֤י
(ru·chi)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
shall not striveיָדֹ֨ון
(ya·do·vn)
1777: to judgea prim. root
with manבָֽאָדָם֙
(va·'a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
forever,לְעֹלָ֔ם
(le·'o·lam,)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
because he also 
 
7683: to go astray, commit sin or errora prim. root
is flesh;בָשָׂ֑ר
(va·sar;)
1320: fleshfrom basar
nevertheless his daysיָמָ֔יו
(ya·mav,)
3117: daya prim. root
shall be one hundredמֵאָ֥ה
(me·'ah)
3967: hundreda prim. root
and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים
(ve·'es·rim)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
years."שָׁנָֽה׃
(sha·nah.)
8141: a yearfrom shana


















KJV Lexicon
And the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
My spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
shall not always
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
strive
diyn  (deen)
a primitive roy a straight course, i.e. sail direct -- (come) with a straight course.
with man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
for that he also
gam  (gam)
assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
is flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
shagag  (shaw-gag')
to stray, i.e. (figuratively) sin (with more or less apology) -- also for that, deceived, err, go astray, sin ignorantly.
yet his days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
shall be an hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
and twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."

King James Bible
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And the LORD said, "My Spirit will not remain with mankind forever, because they are corrupt. Their days will be 120 years."

International Standard Version
So the LORD said, "My Spirit won't remain with human beings forever, because they're truly mortal. Their lifespan will be 120 years."

NET Bible
So the LORD said, "My spirit will not remain in humankind indefinitely, since they are mortal. They will remain for 120 more years."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not struggle with humans forever, because they are flesh and blood. They will live 120 years."

King James 2000 Bible
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.
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